HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY (HBOT) is a non-invasive treatment that increases the volume of dissolved oxygen in the blood plasma. Within the Hyperbaric Chamber, the patient breathes high concentrations of oxygen at a pressure higher than normal atmospheric. This triggers multiple benefits for the body.
Brief Background of HBOT
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) is a medical treatment that can be traced back to the 1600’s. In 1662, the first renowned chamber was built and operated by a British clergyman named Henshaw. Subsequently, hyperbaric chambers were later developed by the military in the 1940’s to treat deep-sea divers who suffered from decompression sickness. In the 1950’s, physicians first employed HBOT during heart and lung surgery, which led to its use for carbon monoxide poisoning in the 1960’s. Since then, over 10,000 clinical trials and case studies have been completed for numerous other health-related applications with the vast majority of results reporting resounding success.
Hyperoxia is a significant increase in the availability of oxygen in the blood plasma. It promotes cellular metabolism and allows oxygen to reach the brain, cartilage, bones, and tissues that, due to various circulatory disorders, do not receive it properly. Due to its therapeutic physiological effects, Hyperbaric Oxygenation Treatment is indicated in all pathologies that occur with pain and inflammation. Among its main effects: accelerates rehabilitation times and promotes wound healing. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy, or HBOT, is used to speed up healing of carbon monoxide poisoning, gangrene, stubborn wounds, and infections in which tissues are starved for oxygen. If you undergo this therapy, you will enter a special chamber to breathe in pure oxygen in air pressure levels 1.5 to 3 times higher than average.
Benefits of Oxygen Therapy
OXYGEN SATURATION
Increased Oxygen availability (90%) and increased pressure (1,4 ATA) results in an Oxygen saturation 800% higher than breathing normal air and normal pressure.
CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW
Greater Oxygen availability in the brain contributes to reduced inflammation and leads to a greater Oxygen absorption at cellular level, improving treatment and rehabilitation for patients who have suffered from strokes, brain paralysis, autism spectrum disorders and neurological diseases.
STEM CELL SYNTHESIS
Hyperoxia stimulates differentiation and release of stem cells, contributing to tissue repair process and formation of new blood vessels.
COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS
Hyperoxia stimulates collagen synthesis and fibroblasts proliferation, which are the cells that produce collagen, the key substance for wound healing and tissue repair process.
IMPROVED IMMUNITY
White blood cells use free radicals as an anti-bacterial mechanism. Oxygen improves this mechanism.